Surgery for Vocal Cord Paralysis
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis focused on measuring unilateral vocal fold paralysis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria clinical diagnosis of unilateral vocal fold paralysis older than 18 years of age intact ansa cervicalis and recurrent laryngeal nerves life expectancy of greater than 2 years onset of the vocal fold paralysis within 2 years of the time of surgery no gelfoam injection for at least 4 months prior to initial data collection able to give informed consent willing and able to return for 6 and 12 month data collection sessions able and willing to perform questionnaire (by mail) 18 months after surgery Exclusion criteria abnormal non-paralyzed fold other disorders affecting the larynx (voice box), such as multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, spasmodic dysphonia, or essential voice tremor prior surgery to either vocal fold previous or planned irradiation of the voicebox
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama-Birmingham
- UC-Irvine Medical Center
- George Washington University
- University of Minnesota
- Washington University
- University of Cincinnati
- Cleveland Clinic
- University of Oklahoma
- Thomas Jefferson University
- University of Utah
- University of Wisconsin
- Medical College of Wisconsin